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Brendan Murphy

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455 total appearances

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Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

Oh, yeah, of course.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

Absolutely.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

They established certain norms within the TV world that had never happened before and then became tropes.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

And I think Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright are a perfect example of that.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

The references that were just there.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

And if you got them, they were funny.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

If you didn't, it didn't matter.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

The joke still worked.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

But you could watch an episode of Buffy and then go like, oh, they referenced something funny.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

What is that?

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

Then go and watch that film that they mentioned.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

I love that.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

And it's the same with Simon Pegg.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

So many to pick up on.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

And if you know them, you're like, oh, these are my people.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

Well, I've got a few options.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

I'm going to have to whittle them down.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

First of all, I've got to say The Buffy Theme by Nerf Herder.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

It's so great.

Talk ’90s to me
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror

What I would suggest is Buffy theme, not by Nerf Herder.